Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

The Dhamma is not a collection of doctrinal formulas but a path leading to direct insight into the nature of reality.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

External phenomena are like a dream, whatever appears is not real. Recognize the nature of dream-like phenomena to be dream-like.

The root of suffering is attachment.

Breathing in, there is only the present moment. Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

Trees, mountains, and vines all exist in nature according to their own truth. They are born and die following their nature. They remain this way because that's what they are. They don't practice meditation or do anything special.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

The practice of Buddhism is fundamentally a practice of expanding our happiness and diminishing our suffering.

Without darkness, there is no light. Without the path, there is no arrival.

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.

The difference between buddhas and sentient beings is that buddhas recognize their nature while sentient beings fail to recognize it.

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few.

In the moment of pure noting, there is no self - only the knowing and the known.

The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but through understanding and through letting go.

Be happy at the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.

Only one book is worth reading: the heart.

Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

To see directly is to be free of hope and fear. Hope and fear are like a cloud before the sun.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

When you see forms or hear sounds fully engaging body-and-mind, you intuit dharma intimately.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile.

Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.

The ultimate revolution is the spiritual revolution, where we learn to see reality as it truly is.

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.